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Week ending Aug. 12: 113 deaths among Hispanic people in Illinois

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There were 113 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending Aug. 12, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 119 people of Hispanic origin died.

Many records within the CDC are incomplete, as only 60 percent of death records are submitted within 10 days of death.

The Brookings Institute believes deaths among minority populations, specifically Hispanic and Blacks, are chronically underreported.

The U.S. Census defines Hispanic people as those who self-identify as such, often with relatives from regions such as Central and Southern America.

Hispanic lives lost in week ending Aug. 12

StateLives lost
Texas969
California827
Florida497
Arizona178
New Mexico139
New Jersey131
Illinois113
New York80
Colorado74
Nevada52
Pennsylvania47
North Carolina42
Connecticut42
Washington39
Massachusetts38
Michigan38
Ohio37
Virginia36
Georgia35
Oregon32
Maryland22
Tennessee21
Wisconsin20
Indiana19
Utah19
Missouri19
Kansas17
Louisiana17
Idaho14
South Carolina13
Oklahoma13
Minnesota11
Hawaii11
Iowa11
District of Columbia10

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